A tail of plumage colouration: disentangling geographic, seasonal and dietary effects on plumage colour in a migratory songbird

Plumage ornamentation in birds serves critical inter‐ and intra‐sexual signaling functions. While carotenoid‐based plumage colouration is often viewed as a classic condition‐dependent sexually selected trait, plumage colouration can be influenced by a wide array of both intrinsic and extrinsic facto...

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Main Authors:	Sean M. Mahoney, Matthew W. Reudink, Andrea Contina, Kelly A. Roberts, Veronica T. Schabert, Emily G. Gunther, Kristen M. Covino
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:	Journal of Avian Biology
Subjects:	carbon carotenoid nitrogen plumage stable isotope tetrahedral colourspace
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02957
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